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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28
A sELF-MApE LADY.

You scom to be much attached to your wite," said the governor of Ar kansaw, addressing m old negro who had just paid tribute to the rilcr of his household
 | Is, ah, powerful, Dat lady Is one ermong CT thousand, an does yer know tat she's CT se'f- nade lady ps
 "A self made lady ?"
 "las, sah, she's er se'f.ma,ie lady. When we wus just maird, she wuG er sort o' helpless eritter. Been raised roun' de house 'mong de white folks, an didn' gin much Q CT promise dat shh would cbcr mount ter much, an l wuz sortor slow bout malrn her. I wuz, cage Ise putty much Q CT bis- ness man, mcrsc'r. At fNsi ls wnx crbout cz much ez she could sio tar draw CT bucket o' water, hut stead O fingin' stumblln' blocks in her way, | 'eouraged her, did."
 How By drawing the water yourselfS" the governor asked.
 "oh, no, s.h; by gittin' or smaller bucket dat she could han'le, Ef i hnd CT drawcd do water merm'f she nehcr would er beon CT se'f-made Indy. She'd er tied CT rcd an'kerchuck 'roan' her head an' sung CT lonesome song In de back yhr,l, mn do.s think, mt, dat dc song O CT oman dat has dun gin up hope Is dc ionesomc.t thing instio worl Yas, sah. l got de lady CT smaller bucket, an' ter show her how fur 1 wuz ffnm throwIn' stumblin' blocks in dc lady's way, grcased de wln'lass. let lt run orlong dis way erwhile, an den I put on de big bucket"
 "Then she went right along, sup pose"
 " Ez sweet cz CT pic, sah. An ergin, nj f1,-t ubc made CT mighty bad out at choppin' wood. She didn' take kin'Iy ter dc axe, but want dc man ter fling stumblin' blocks In de way O mcr own wife"
 "You relieved her of that laborlous duty, then, 1 suppose"
 Yas, aah, l 'lIeled her nightly. | got her CT axe dat want nigh so heaby. Den she dun powerful we'll 'prubcd so fas' dat 1t want long till she could han'le dc boaby axe mon. stous hDe. Hut yer onghter see dat lady now, gub'ner. She ken fitch fh CT log o' wood cz well ez any pnsson, an out in de Hcl' she ken make er mule powerful tired fore dc Win goes down. Oh, yas, she's CT m'f-nsaaie lady, but l 'knowiedges dat slac wouidn' bc sich CT fine p,,sson ef had CT acted mean an dung stnmbiin' blocks In her way"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28
AT A LOW EBR.

ps sApoSui ttCsSt e<sNt Nttc utNis aging editor of a great daily, glancing at u cart which had Just been handed him. "Show him up,"
 A few moments later. a man so con seious of his unimpressiveness that he made painful efforts to be impressive, stepped into the room. He was dressed like an undertaken, and, bow ing to the editor, presented him with sort of pallbearer's smile.
 You have of course read my pa- per" said the visitor, as he lifted his coat tails and seated himself.
 "What paper do you represent?"
 "The Hoganville Forum. lam the humorist of that paper. Of course you have read extracts from It."
 No, I think not" tho editor cruelty replied.
 Why, the lIarnpiko Pebble repub- lished an article of mine this week. Believe I've got n copy of It now"
 He drew out small sheet, flirted the clcascs out of it and pointed to an article headed, " X good joke on our leading merchant" Il wrote that the other night while ny wife was at the festival. l can always write better when am alone"
 < So can l. and l have considerable work to do at present. the great ed- itor replied.
 Yes, much better" the humorist replied. "I am growing out of fool ish dialogue and am getting down to sententious merit. think that every smile should be accompanied by n healthful suggestion; every laugh hv n thought. As I make progress In this direction, find that my work is read by more select class. used to write for mlnstrels and circus men, but now l write for philosophers. Now, to show you how far above my former self am getting, l will relate little incident"
 You'll have to excuse me-"
 "Only take me a minute. This morning l went over to the circus groun's and applied for admission, but do you know, sir, that l was refused :? l had gotten so high above the circus that the fellow, to get even with me, refused to let me look at his show. Then a good idea occurred to me. I thought that could come around and let you interview me OH the subject. Capital, don't you think?
 "Capital effrontcry, yes. You must excuse me, or rather shall be pleased to excuse you.'
 "Got circus ticket about your clothes anywhere?
 "Ciose the door after you, pleas" :"
 "Givc me a circus ticket and Pll send you an article. No; got none 7 Is it possible? ? Sitting right here al- most within sight of the tent and got no tickets. I must say that journal ism in this town is at a low ebb."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28
AN IMpERTINENT MAN.

Alex. Walker, clerk of the Capital hotel in Little Rock, although hai,ti- some young man, has lost much of the hair that once occupied prominent position on the top of his head. One evening recently well-dressed stran- ger registered nj the hotel, and, just as he had completed the work of spreading his double great-primsr name on the book, he glanced at Walker, stepped back aiNi said : |
 aGreat Cmmf Another baid- headed man. It is my misfortune, if s.,,,,s, tv ,s t:,s.-s s ..:. ..s.. s:...ss= s..ss= s < men. ought not to Ay it. perhaps, but 1 don't believe that bald. headed men are honest"
 "Look bere," said Walker, "your remarks are personal and iDsulting.n
 "I did hope that 1 would never see another bald-headed man, the stnn~ ger continued, but here am, cons- pclled to stop with one"
 "Get out of this h0nse!1 Walker hotly exclaimed.
 1.-The stranger stepped hack and took of his hat, revealing the fhet that lks had not n hair on his head.
 Ay dear friend" aid WaIker, sx tending his hand, @I have jnt tv.s ceived box of Havana cigAFr Con- around and enjoy y0uraelf. N Z #
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28
DIDN'T WANT IT BLESSED.


 During religious revival In town on the Mississippi river tho preacher said nrethwn. this business seems to hang fire little tonight, hut for what cause. kain't tell, I'm shore that have done my best, and you all know that when turn in I'm very much of "A iattler. see some people present that don't 'poar to take to my style very kindly, and l will just say to them that slang k the tcyivalistlc language of tho day. The old fisher men talked in the language that the people best understood, and as my hearers understand slang better than polite mouth, am going to haste lt to 'cm in that way. Bmthrcn, let's all hands unite In pra'r."
 In closing long and earnest prayer, he said Lord, bless our state and county and county ofilccrs--all but the county judge--and bless our town and, Lord, we ask that you may bless the boom our town k on
 Say, hold on,' said an old fellow, arising and placing one foot on Il bench.
 "What's the matter. Brother Stub bens the preacher asked.
 
 "Iou have asked the Lord to bless this here boom." said 'Drother Stub bens.
 Yes"
 Wall, I want you to take it back. When this boom commenced sold a fifty-doIlar lot for two hundred dol lars an"
 "Ain't that doing pretty well :" the preacher asked.
 Yas, but wait mint Sold n fifty dollar lot fur two hundred dol lars an' then give four hundred dol lars for another lot
 Well. kain't you sell it for six hundred 7"
 No, fur, you sec, every foot of that lot fell In the river Inst night, an ci that's the way it's sot out to do nm agin 1t an don't want the Lord to bless no sich of fool boom"
 But" cjoined the preacher, "i am not agin 1t, fur I've got lot to sell"
 "All right" said Brother stnbbens, resumlng his seat. "l put two logs inter this church, an of you insist on the Lord blessin' the boom, I'lI take 'em out. Wander air the two logs right up thar, an when ! take 'cm out they'll leave powerful ugly gap"
 Well, then, Lord,' said the preacher. elasping his hands, "under the circumstances, you may use your own pleasure about blcssin' the boom"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

Mr. Frank +. Stockton, in his novel, The Hundredth Man." gradually ap- bearing in the Century Magazfne, has not yet sprung any of his ci,araeteris- tic surprises upon his readers; and, what will seem more inconsistent, he has but to q limited extent iDdnIged his love Of perpierities. Thus far The Hundredth Man has proved to be story of uninterrupted sntsrtsiB- Inent, inclined towards James, so- called realisms, it is true, but not enough to make 1t commonplace.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

Some of President Hayes warm- ct friends are urging him to accept the presidency of . college, Tlss ex- prssident may be well educated man, but he once posed as the graduate of the electoEal college, an institution which dld not grant him | proper di-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

There seems to be monopoiists of ideas inst as there are monopolists of money" :" aAys Matthew Arnold. Yes, but the mopopolist of ideas is bene- fActOr, whereas the Ecnopolist of money is often curse.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

We have received letter from two little girls in Colorado, asking us what kind of chickens lay cooked eggs. We know that the ducks that swim in the water at Hot Springs lay boiled eggs, but did not know that the hens had made such advancement.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28
LIM NINGS.

Base ball playing" says an emi- -ncnt physician, causes neart dfscuse.' r Yes, but the disease does it's work with painful slowness. Can't you find some disease that will transact busi- ness more rapidly?
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

A medical magazine devotes page to " How to determine when man is dead" The conclusions arrived at are very satisfactory, but the matter could have been disposed of by simply stating that when a man refuses a drink or an office he is pretty well gone.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

gone.
 Col. P. Donan, the American count of Monte Christo, has an opal valued at fifty thousand dollars. He found it in South America, while on re- cent visit to that country, and is now debating whether to accept an offer made for 1t by the czar of Russia, or to employ it in the endowment of a home for ex-presidents.
 "So your son went out in Mexico,' said man addressing friend.
 "Yes."
 "Did he like the country; that is, does he live we'll ?"
 "Well, he doesn't live at all, but they tell me that he died as we'll as anybody ever did. Died right of without any foolish1ess. I tell you what, Jim was not half way man.
 An editor received letter from vain and tiresone contributor, asking him to give an opinion of the work whjch he had recently sent in. aI want your opinion aaid the contrib utor, 1 written in your own hand, so that can show 1t to my friends, and, socially, think it will greatly help me l see that you sornstimes write poetry, and it would please me much better f you would write it out in rhype. You may make it fnnny if yol want to- The editor sent him ths following:
 Try ss bs rlessaat and your vritiass are
 lat. TIT to bs funny and they arc worse ta.a
 that;
 AFy te hs wiss and you're simply fool. sss IT le - honest and yoa'rs ppay1a ' foo1,- gz4.a t seems that thsse's no pse h ycur try Ss it ners, sa
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-05-28

New York has Id Most too much. Nesr Or1sasss FScatusse. N
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

SALT thickly spread over the spot and
swept up viii remove SCOT from a carpet
without injury.
AK extensive variety Of neat and hand
some house ornaments may be constructed
Of fine white mating.
RAISE the -four barrel from the floor few
inches 80 as TO permit of the circulation of
air underneath, and thus keep the contents
dry.
A PLEASANT remedy for night-sweats is
thus given by writer in a medical journal.
Make tea Of cinquefoil (poieatiHa oa1,aden-
sis by pouring boiling water ON a handful
OF the herb, and drink freely.
A coon practice Is 10 have all the cans
and bottles containing baking powder. etc.
properly tabled so that uncertainty may not
exist IN the mind Of the one who has occa-
sion to use them, as TO whichis which.
PINE gloss may be produced in laundry
ing shirts by including in the starch a
small quantity Of "A gum solution, made bv
diSsolving gumarahic in hot water, in the
proportion of tablespoonful to a pint of
starch.
THE less rubbing table linen gets in wash
ing, tho better. A thorough soaking will
do away with the necessity of much rub
bing Two tcaspooufuls of household am
monia should be used 10 the pailful of water
IN soaking.
EQrM parts Of coal tar and clay mixed
with water until it is like cream, and an
piled with brush, is recommended as Ger.
tain death TO mcsly bugs, and not injurious
TO plants. The plants nay be syeinged with
pure water next day.
RECREArIoN and change arc the best ton
les FOR fretfulness. Few women talSo the
recreation they need II they would only
stop and rest-ie down, or sit IN an easy
chair and read n few moments, when they
get very tired, they would work all the bet
ter after it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14
TRADE AND LABOR NOTES.

A CHATTANoooA paint company is making
paint that contains 50 per cent. of metallic
iron.
A NEW Shaft south Of Akron, o., owned
by the Lake View Coal Company, is about
10 be opened
THE Norfolk & Western Railroad Compa-
ny is building iron steamers in order to in
crease its coal trafic.
THE Journeymen BARRIERS Union has is
sued n call FOR convention for the forma-
ton Of a National union.
ACCOMPANY with 81 10000 capital is being
formed in Pittsburgh for the manufacture
OF the Hall iron carriagc-whcel.
TnE organization Of \ company for the
manufacture Of pig and bar iron and iron
ware az Gunnison, Col, is under way.
TOLEDO Knights and members OF other
organizations in that city are forming CO.
operative company to operate a general
store.
A SOUTH CAROLINA textile mill has or-
dcred machinery 70 be used in manufactur-
ing very fine quality dress ginghams out Of
their own yarn.
TuE General Assembly at Indianapolis has
taken measures topunish those persons who
use the embiems Of the Knights Of Labor TO
sell their goods.
TnE St Louis wire nail factory's output
Is az The rate Of $50 kegs In day Of ten
hours. Having fallen considerably behind
or1os y has nut on . uiGht fDrce
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14

THROUGHOUT the potteries east and west
there is a development of talent, and finer
work is being produced, although as yet the
market for it is very limited.
IL New York the building operations so
far this year foot up s59,O0O,0OO, as against
100000 for the Same time last year, and
S36,OO0,OOO for the same time in 1855.
COLEMAN, SHIELDS & Co. have started up
the original Ward mill, NJ Niles, o., with
sixteen pudding furnaces and the plate
mill making slzelp iron for pipes and tubes.
TAXING six trades as basis, the average
pay Of a skilled labOrer in North Carolina
Is Sl.GO per day; unsldlled, 65 cents; farm
labor, without board, 50 cents; farm labor,
with board, 80 cents.
soar manufacturers in Cincinnati who
run on the prOht-sharing plan have Just di-
vided $4,000 among their workmen for the
past six months. The highest share TO a
single workman was $40.
The manufacturers Of all kinds Of glass
expect a little sharper competition next
year ON account of a great increase Of
manufacturing capacity. They say, how
ever, that prices can not legitimately de-
cline.
THE production of Bcssemer steel ingots
in Great Britain in 1s56 was 2G6393 tons
verters fell of from 1O5 to %, showing that
converters Of large capacity are taking the
place Of such Of smaller power.
THE LEM Wire Nail Company, Of Belle
vile, H., have had their plant Of ten ma
chimes in operation less than three months,
but have met with a demand which makes
enlargement necessary, and they have de-
termined 10 give up their rented shop and
power and erect new works with much
larger capacity as soon as possible.
The lumber manufacturers are purchas-
ing immense tracts Of timber territory
wherever thy can be bought cheaply
California red wood is being bought in
rapidly. The cream Of the yellow pine re-
giOn of the South is already controlled A
Michigan firm has lately bought 1900, 900
feet Of yellsw poplar in North Carolina
Michigan lumbermen say that the cost of
logging this winter will be increased about
to- per cent, and that this increase viii be
reflected in the prices of lumber sold next
spring
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14
NOTES FROM A DISTANCE.

Stone pavements are being displaced in
Paris by those Of wood.
Is France the average physician has an
annual income Of about one thousand dol
lars.
IN the annual clearing out Of the Seine
river thousands of carcasses Of dogs and
other animals are revealed.
THE Argentine Republic has in the last
twenty-five years increased 1874 per cent. in
population. about double the proportionate
increase of the United States.
BAVARIA is the only country thus far that
has practically eradicatcd hydrophobia. The
dog law Of the country provides measures
80 rigid and eXacting that the CANNES are
objects of relentless scrutiny on the part of
special officers.
THIRTY-FIvE per cent. Of the population of
Mexico are said 20 be Indians, speaking
thirty-five idioms and siNty-nine dialects
An appeal is 90 be made 10 the President
for an appropriation Of one million dollars
% educate these Indians
4 REPORT Of the numerical strength of
the British standing army in 1855 places the
total of officers, rank and file, at Dos, 563.
Among the non-commissioned officers are
li6,l5l Englishmcn; lG.46 Scotchmen; 81
1913 lrishmcn and 8, 49, Of various nationali-
ties.
BoMNGs for petroleum have been car
ried on In different parts of Italy since
1864, but until l-,i little oil was found. and
up 70 the present the greatest yield from a
single wei has been twenty barrels per
day. The machinery used is said to be
altogether of American manufacture.
A NEW and novel material TO be used in
the manufacture of Eic-saving apparatus
has been introduced by a Norwegian en-
gnecr, It being reindeer hair When made
into various useful articles for ship use the
hair Is said 70 be capable Of supporting ten
times its own weight, aud il is much lighter
than cork
THE Government OF jamaica offers a pre-
MUM Of 500 for the production Of the best
practical elementary textbook Of tropical
agriculture especially applicable TO Jamaica
and cmbodyiug the first principles Of agri-
culture. IL Is stated that the object Of the
manual is 10 create in the mind Of the young
an early and intelligent interest in the soil
and its products, and particular attention is
TO be paid TO simplicity, brevity and free
dom, as far as possible, from technical
terms. II Is desired that the propagation
and cultivation Of tropical economic plants
should have due prominence. Manuscripts
are to be forwarded TO the Government OF
Jamaica on or before the lst Of August, 1888.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14
YARNS ABOUT sPooKs.
Mysterious ApparitIOns Noticed in Differ
cnt Parts OF the Country.

Mysterious ASPIRATIONS Noticed in Differ
cnt Parts of the Country.
About ten miles south Of ST. Joseph, No,
Is an old-fashioned log house, which has
long borne the reputation of being haunted.
II has not been occupied since 1864 On
March IL of that year woman was muir
dered In the house, and shortly afterward
the dead body of her brother-in-law was
found in the woods near by. On certain
nights the ghosts of the murdered people
are said to be seen, seated before the blaz-
ing fire, apparently engaged in deep CON
versation. Suddenly, with loud scream,
the woman falls TO the floor, and the man
rises horror-stricken TO his feet. Then the
lights go out, and the room is dark again.
1t is claimed that unearthly cries have been
heard at the dead of night coming from the
deserted spot, and the dumb animals which
have heard them have been almost over
come with fright.
Mrs. Holmes. of Brooklyn, had a terrible
dream one night during the absence of her
husband in Philadelphia She dreamed
that telegram was brought announcing
that her husband was dead. At the same
time appeared the butcher, the grocer and
others with bills to be paid. She was in
great distress, when her mother, who had
been dead two years, came 70 her and told
her that she would find roll of money in
her husbands old shoes. In her dream she
went to the shoes and found the money.
then awOke. Feeling nervous, she went to
light the gas, when her mothers spirit real
~ appeared and told her that her husband
would soon die Of pneumonia II turned out
exactly as the ghost predicted
A friend of ,Irs Lena Reich, who was
slain by her husband at IA Norfolk street
IN New York last April, has just made a
startling statement. She says that Mrs
Reich told her that, prior to her marriage.
the ghost Of former lover appeared TO her
late one night when she was alone and ad-
vised her not to marry Reich, as he would
murder her. Shc was nervous over the
matter for time, but finally concluded to
pay no attention to the warning, and was
married. She was killed by knife in the
hands Of her husband, exactly as the ghost
had foretold.
A Miss Fay, who has acquired some
rcnowu as a medium in London, was dis
concerted in Blackburn by an unrehearsed
incident. Spirits were lowering about the
hall in airy nothingncss over the heads of
an awe-struck audience, when suddenly the
apartment was illuminated by some doubt
ing conspiratOrs striking lights. The ghost
invoked by the medium was caught and
proved to be linen bag inflated Miss Fay
was on the roof, and her position accounted
for the bag being endowed with locomo-
tive powers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-14
PASSING MENTION.

The people OF the United States give en-
ployment 70 eighty thousand doctors.
THE United States has one imprisoned
convict 20 every $50 inhabitants, or in All,
about sixty-five thousand.
NEw YoRK CRY alone consumes more
oysters rhaD tho British Isles, and as many
as all the rest Of Europe.
NEW YORK has a Fat Mems Club, the
minimum weight Of members Of which Is
two hundred pounds. The heaviest member
weighs 4O5 pounds, and sixteen Of the mem
bors weigh 3.S5i pounds together.
New JERSEY has become the abode Of a
strange and annoying insect pest II re-
semblcs a large, blacls-winged ant, and it
enters lighted houses 40 night and viciOusly
stings and otherwise terrihcs people.
THIS country annually produces in the
neighbOrhOOd OF two million bushels Of pea
nuts. Some Of these are held in store for
as long as i've years. Few there are who
are aware Of the iufirmitics Of the fresh
roasted" peanut In which they luxuriate.
Is describing Key West Fla. writer
from that point says 10 is a low-lying, fat
single some six square miles In extent, in
shape resembling a camel. The city of that
name Is upon the western end Of the key
and is composed principally Of plain wooden
buildings.
IT Is not commonly known that there is
published regularly IN this country, peri
odical for the blind, yet such is fact. The
work is bi-monthly, issued ia Philadelphia
by a gentleman who is himself blind. An
effort is being made 20 raise ten thousand
dollars as "a permanent fund 10 distribute the
publication among the blind poor.
Az unaccountable work Of nature is en-
bodied In fhe famous pearl known as the
Southern Cross. 10 was found in Western
Australia by an Irishman. whose supersti-
ti0us awe prompted him % keep IL concealed
for long time. II is composed of nine
beautiful pearls in the form Of n cross,
which somewhat resemble peas in pod
BIOGRAPHIES are warning over the ques-
ton Of the true source of the Mississippi
river. IL has been the opinion Of a genera
ton, founded on popular geographical in
formation, that Lake ltasca was tho source,
but evidence has been adduced, in the form
Of United States survey maps, that ELK
Lake" is the real source; hence the contro-
versy.
A NEW and singular instrument, called a
roed flute, has been introduced into this
country by the Spanish. II is small reed
like pipc-stem, about three inches in
length, with but four holes all-told, yet
from it a skillful player can draw over two
octavGs Of notes similar 10 those Of picolo,
though 50 voluminous as TO resemble a
caiope.